The United States. Merrill newman is expected to arrive in, what, a couple of hours, mike. Reporter yes. I just confirmed with airport officials that he is expected to arrive around 9 00 on a United Airlines flight coming from beijing. His son will be here to greet his father as he finally arrives back in states. He is 85 and from palo alto and has been held by the south korea an government since late october. Before he was scheduled to leave, korean authorities detained him and held him for weeks. He is a korean war veteran and televised an apology for his part in the war. He briefly spoke to reporters on his way home at the beijing airport. Im very glad to be on my way home. I appreciate the so i can be on my way. How do you feel now . I feel good. I feel good. What do you want to do first thing. Go home and see my wife. Reporter now, in a statement, north korea an Officials Say taking into consideration his admittance of the act committed by him, an apology made by him, the above said institution deported him from the country. Now, certainly his family is very excited to see him back here in the United States, but his son has called for u. S. Officials to focus their attention to get another north korea an back. He has been held there since last year. Newman is expected to arrive here at 9 00 this morning. We hope to get a word from him when he steps back on american soil. It has been 40 days since he and his wife have been apart. To see them back together again will be wonderful. Reporter absolutely. Marty and his son spoke yesterday. We hope to get that reunion on camera this morning. We will bring that to you later today. Well, our other top story this morning, of course the weather. The bay area has been dealing with a lot of things. Weve had a cold snap. Now we have rain and snow. Janu arasu is here to sort it all out. The cold front has slammed through and is pushing south and east. We could be dealing with spotty showers this morning. Its mainly dry. Santa cruz mountains is getting light rain. But for the most part, we are expecting dry conditions later today. As for rain totals, just under. 4 in San Francisco. Pretty low in oakland. Over a tenth in san jose. Four tenths. Santa rosa got almost six tenths of an inch. We will take a look at how the day will shape up later. But for now, we are heading back to marty. Lets take a look at conditions from yesterday. You can see the scene at Candlestick Park just a day before the 49ers square off with the seahawks. Other areas have also seen their share of wintery weather. There was snow in ukiah and napa. But it wasnt as cold as it was eabat kid is back in San Francisco for a fundraiser for the make a wish foundation. Lets take a look at video from last month when San Francisco was turned into gag am city. There will be a 5k walk and run and a cable car pulling contest. They are hoping to raise 75,000. 5yearold miles scott, as you know, is in remission from leukemia and he will be leading the walk today. Well, miles story has inspired many people, including the son of San Franciscos police chief. Kid monarch clothing is behind the gray bat kid shirts that you see on the screen. He has raised about 30,000 from shirt sales. The initial goal was 5,000. All of the money will go to the make a wish foundation. The demand for the shirt is very i you can get one at www. Kidmonarchclothingstore. Com the San Francisco man killed in a hit and run accident has been filed as 30yearold kurt dalin. The 30yearold was crossing the street what he was hit. The driver responsible has not been tracked down. He was a graduate of the San Francisco art institution. Youre looking at one of his pieces there. His teacher says he was a young artist full of potential. The independent spur thought we so value here. He was extremely outgoing, very eager to learn skills and apply the skills that he had which were limited at that point as an under grad and apply them to the art world. He graduated from the Art Institute back in 2010 with a degree in painting. New this morning, a woman is dead after a gun battle erupted outside of a hip hop concert in vallejo. It happened last night. The shooting was in the parking lot and involved multiple male shooters according to the police. The victim was a 34yearold woman. She likely got in the middle of the fight but likely not the target. They do not have any suspects right now. About 1,000 volunteers are gearing up for a charity in san jose. Its the big bike, big holiday bike event that provides bicycles to bicycles to about 30 local charities. Check out all of the bicycles that they put together. The Charities Donate the bikes for Holiday Gifts for families in need. The teens are given 5 hours to build 2400 bicycles. Turning wheels spent 300,000 to buy disassembled bikes for volunteers to help build. About 5,000 families requested a bicycle this year. Coming up on kron 4 news weekend, the world is mourning the passing of Nelson Mandela. World leaders prepare to travel to south africa for the memorial service. We will take a look outside. This time san mateo bridge. Clearing skies and not much traffic to speak of. Well be right back. Me d yo. Irarlli uarechocate. A ltle ndezus savor r luiousilli coinedith r sl melng ccola. That ttleewarfor l e thgs y do. Onlyrom irarlli. South africa preparing for the arrival of many World Leaders for the funeral and Memorial Services for Nelson Mandela. He died at the age of 95 at his home thursday night. Thousands of mourners continue to flock to sites around the country to pay their respects to the leader of the anti apartheid movement. President obama long with president bush and president clinton will be traveling to south africa to honor Nelson Mandela. He will be buried on sunday, december 15th. Here at home, the reverend williams tells us about mandelas legacy. I woventure to say that he may be one of the most important World Leaders, if not the one as the leader of human concern and freedom and liberation which he desperately espoused and made happen in his life time and our lifetime. The reverend williams says he will always remember Nelson Mandela for his courage and conviction. And we had that cold front that passed through the bay area. Pretty much south of east of us, we will take a look at the cold temperatures that will continue in the bay area and when we can expect the warmup. Omg, jack. Have you ever checked out these new product ideas people post on your page . Theyre kind of amaze. Ing. Yeah thats where i got the ideas for my new fajita ranch melt. Seasoned chicken with a gooey blend of pepper jack cheese, roasted peppers and onions, on toasted sourdough for just 3. 99. Is that where you also got the idea for that clock bracelet you always wear . My watch . No. These were invented a long time ago. Like in the 80s . Now time for the kron 4 tech report with gabe slate. Well, today marks the 72nd anniversary of pearl harbor day. That surprise attack on the island of hawaii drew the United States into world war ii. 2500 marines and sailors were killed that day. More than 2,000 others were wounded or injured. There are three known survivors from the attack on pearl harbor. That includes 95yearold Jackson Davis, a former state senator from louisiana. 7 16. We want to get you caught up on the weather. We have had quite a night in terms of weather. We had snow and rain and the continuing cold temperatures. Here is janu arasu with all of that. We are going to feel the cold stick around the bay area for the next few nights. This is showing the system that passed through the area. The main event of the rain was while we were sleeping in the overnight hours. You can see the blue over lake tahoe. Still snowing there. Chains are required if youre heading up there. Spotty showers out there right now at best. Skies have cleared up and we have patchy fog. Mostly clear skies. It will be cold at the tail end of the system. Breezy conditions today. It looks like we have another round of freezing nights in store for us. A freeze warning remains in effect until 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Thats pretty much for the entire bay area, ex isnt for San Francisco. Temperatures in the 30s along the coast. Hazardous to outdoor pets and plants and exposed pipes. The hypothermia is increased as well. 14 degrees warmer in vallejo. So this is where temperatures are sitting. It is freezing in napa at 32. 36 in only getting to 46 in upper. Upper 40s in San Francisco. Redwood city. Half moon bay at 48. And were looking at upper 40s in the south bay as well. Now, taking a look at 7day around the bay. Temperatures into the 40s and 50s. Take a look at the overnight lows. We have several cold nights in store for us. A slight chance of showers on thursday. And it looks like temperatures will warm up just a bit as we wrap up your work week. Back to the news this morning. The Metro North Railroad has a deadline of tuesday to identify where its tracks have major speed changes. This is under an emergency order set down by federal authorities in the wake of the deadly Train Derailment last week. It requires the railroad to put extra operators onlines like in the bronx where the train went off the rail. It hit a curve at 82 Miles Per Hour, nearly 3 times the posted speed limit of 30 Miles Per Hour. A bizarre story this morning from pennsylvania involving a newly wed couple. Police say that the pair lured a man to his death because they wanted to kill someone together. The 22yearold elliot barber was charged friday night in the death of a 42yearold man. Barbers 18yearold wife miranda was charged on wednesday. Investigators say that elliot barber told them that the couple planned the killing. He is accused of choking the man last month with a cord while miranda stabbed him. The couple is expected in court next to face charges. A house contaminated with methamphetamine is forcing three College Students in Washington State to relocate. The Western Washington University students were renting the house in bellingham, about 30 miles north of seattle. The students began feeling dizzy and lethargic. When they tested the house, they found extremely high levels of methamphetamine contamination. The u. S. Unemployment rate fell to 7 . The strengthening economy is good news for the president. But he may not be getting much credit for this because so many working americans are not feeling any improvement. Reporter its more proof that the u. S. Economy is heating up. According to the latest job reports, 203,000 people found work in november and the Unemployment Rate dropped sharply to 7 , the lowest level in five years. Add to that that the economy grew in the Third Quarter faster than it was initially thought and its no wonder that the white house wants monther. But analysts warn this warming trend is leaving too Many Americans out in the cold. If youre wealthy, youre feeling it. If youre in the middle or the lower end of the economic spectrum, you arent. Reporter just look at the numbers. While the economy has recovered millions of lost jobs since the great recession, 6 in 10 americans say things are going badly in the country thats because with this recovery, there are two americas, wall street is booming, ending the week on a strong note. Even as fast food workers were marching in the streets for higher wages. I think its bad. I deserve more. Reporter president obama acknowledged that fixing that disparity is a top priority. This is the defining challenge of our time. Reporter boarishes say that the president should look in the mirror. Our country has fallen into a new normal. Slow economic growth, high unemployment, stagnant wages. People on the streets protesting because they want a higher minimum wage but theyre not feeling it. The president has long supported policies and continues to support policies that go right at this issue. That work is not 3u5u tdone. That was jim acosta reporting. There was one tiny glimmer of hope for bipartisanship on the economy, when john boehner agreed to reconsider the unemployment benefits. A special playground is being built near the waters edge in bridgeport, connecticut. They are building it in honor of josephine, one of the children killed last december in the shooting at sandy hook elementary. The theme for the playground, pink and purple because those are her favorite colors. She loved the beach and the water. Thats why were here. The project is building 26 playgrounds in connecticut, new york and new jersey. Each playground will honor one of the children killed in the s connecticut. Coming up on kron 4 news weekend, theres a new Holiday Light show debuting in the bay area. We will take you there after the break. Beautiful, beautiful view at the east bay this morning. It looks chilly though. We will have the forecast in just a bit. [ laughter ] he loves me. He loves me not. He loves me. He loves me not. He loves me thats right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands [ girl ] make dinner pop [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. Everything has to be just right. Perfection is in the details. Pillsbury cookie dough. Make the holidays pop now, time for the kron 4 tech report with gabe slate. Im inside the west field center mall in San Francisco where they have launched a new high tech 3d light show called nutcracker under the dome. The west Field Centers elegant dome originally built in 1908 is quite something when its transformed into a state of the art surround sound theater. [music] this show, nutcracker under the dome is inspired by the San Francisco ballet. It has actual footage of the San Francisco ballet dancers as part of the light spectacular. San francisco bays Creative Technology studio conceived and created nutcracker under the dome using the latest in projection mapping technology. It took three days of filming with 16 San Francisco ballet dancers to capture the footage for the show. The team then clocked in over 1,000 hours of intricate post production and animation to transform the wall footage that was captured in slow motion at 90 frames per second. Its really special. Its one of those techy only in San Francisco shows. Its 3d but you dont need glasses. My video camera cant capture the image i was saying. It starts 5 00 p. M. Nightly now through december 31st. Its a unique attraction to get you in the holiday spirit and its free. Cant beat that. Gabe slate, kron 4 news. Gets you in the mood. This is a look at Mount Hamilton at 4300 feet. You see snow there on the slopes of the mountain. It is 33 degrees up there right now. Well be right back. And we have an update for you on our top story this morning. The u. S. State Department Says tess welcoming north koreas decision to release a palo alto resident. Newman was allowed to leave the country after being held for over a month. North korea says that newman, a korean war veteran apologized for his crimes during the war. Im very glad to be on my way home. I the state Department Also urged north korea to release another american currently being held, kenneth bay. He has been held there for over a year. He is a missionary and tour operator. His son says that he had no communication with his father since he was detained until now. They are happy to have newman home. This is a great moment for us as a family. It will be even better when we have a chance to be back together in two hours. Stay wuss here on kron 4. We continue to cover this story. And we will have a live report from sfo coming up at 8 00. And to get you the latest, log on to kron4. Com and also check our facebook and twitter pages. If youre on the go, make sure that you have our mobile app where you get the latest information. Download it from the app store or google play. We want to get you caught up on the weather because it has been a big topic of conversation here and the bay for the last several days. Here to get us caught up is janu arasu. The system that came through the area yesterday has pushed south and east. But you see tahoe still getting slammed with snow there. They have a winter storm warning in effect for the next 19 hours. Theyre expecting anywhere from one to two feet above 7,000 feet. 6 to 12 inches at eastern shore, making for whiteout conditions. Chains are required on highway 50 and i80 at this time. As for the bay area, you can see were dealing with some spotty showers along the Santa Cruz Mountains and the peninsula but mainly dry out there. We have another cold night in store for us. A freeze warning remains in effect for the entire bay area except for the city of San Francisco. That remains in effect until sunday 9 00 a. M. So long durations of below freezing temperatures. Hazardous to exposed pipes, outdoor pets and hypo hypothermia is increased. We will take a look at the 7 day around the bay coming up in a bit. That cold weather that we have had is uncomfortable for us but it can be deadly for the most vulnerable. That would be seniors and the homeless. Dan reports from the south bay where the cold weather is being blamed for the death of four Homeless People. Reporter those without a home over their head were lining up ea